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STAFF International Film College courses are delivered by carefully chosen professionals who work in the Australian film and television industry. This ensures IFC students are taught the most relevant and up-to-date information and techniques available. This page is continually updated as industry professionals become available to commit their valuable time to teaching at the College. Travis Trewin - Head of College Travis has a Bachelor of Arts in Photography, a Diploma in Film and Television and is a Director of Photography with experience encompassing feature films to television commercials. He began his career as a food photographer in Melbourne before moving to Queensland to study film production and then work as a motion picture camera assistant on various local and international television series. He has been lecturing for eleven years and not only runs the day-to-day operations of the College, but also thoroughly enjoys hands-on work with the students. 
Diana Trewin - Administration Manager / Student Services Diana has over 30 years combined experience in Business and Administration Management skills. As Student Services Manager, Diana is passionate about the students' learning and wellbeing. She proactively encourages and nurtures them to set high standards and achieve their goals. Diana's ability to problem solve assists students when work related or personal issues arise. 
David Mace-Kaff - Marketing Manager As IFC's Marketing Manager, David brings to the College both his knowledge and background in modern marketing techniques as well as years of industry experience as a camera assistant and cinematographer. This, combined with his passion for teaching, makes David a valuable member of the College family. 
Philip M Cross ACS - Cinematography Phil has worked as a Camera Operator and Director of Photography in the film and television industry for more than 30 years. His experience includes both underwater and steadicam camera operation and has conducted Australian Cinematographers Society master class workshops. His credits include feature films such as 'Blurred' and 'Under the Radar' and the Australian Mini Series 'Through My Eyes'. He brings a wealth of knowledge and industry contacts to the College's cinematography classes. 
Karel Segers - Scriptwriting Karel is a Producer, Story Consultant and Script Editor with over 20 years of experience in the industry. As a Pay TV movie buyer and later Head of Programming for companies based in Brussels, Amsterdam and London, Karel gained strong experience in the international film and television market. Over the past three years, each of his projects has successfully applied for funding the first time around. His vision is to re-introduce the understanding of story in the broad arena of screen production. 
Chris McCallum - Post Sound Chris has over 27 years experience in the audio industry, specialising in audio post-production and location sound recording. He has worked on everything from 'Absolute Power' to 'Xena: Warrior Princess', teaming his vast experience in post-production with his love of being out in the field with a fun crew and capturing everything from scratch! Spending over half his life in the studio mixing has taught him exactly what is needed on location to make everyone’s life easier during and after the shoot. Chris is as comfortable in the rainforest in Cairns or the Forbidden City in Beijing as he is behind the controls of Pro Tools, and thoroughly enjoys the process of seeing a production through from shoot to final mix. 
Elizabeth Symes - Pre Production Skills During Elizabeth’s freelance career she has been responsible for the entire production process, from management of the auditions of actors, negotiation and contracting of crew, cast and facilities, all the way through the process to final delivery. She has also been responsible for budgets and financial management, from financial development planning through to pre-production, production, post production supervision and the contractual delivery requirements. Some of her work includes the position of Production Manager on the 'Mission Impossible' TV series, 'A Country Practice' and the feature film 'Shine' with Geoffrey Rush. 
David Nimmo - Production Design David is both nationally and internationally acclaimed for his artistic flair and creative visualisation. David has mastered his design skills in a number of industries, from residential interior design right through to film and television. He is an accomplished Production Designer, having worked on major feature film productions such as 'Peter Pan', 'Ghost Ship', 'House of Wax' and 'Scooby Doo'. 
David Lourie - Editing David is a freelance writer and documentary maker. He has a Master of Fine Arts degree in Theatre Arts from UCLA, and taught film making for 2 years to graduate students at the UCLA Film School. He has also lectured at a film school sponsored by the Australian Film Institute, and guest lectured at the Australian Film, Radio and Television School in Sydney. He won an Emmy Award for a National Geographic documentary he edited in 1999, in addition to receiving several international film festival awards over the years. He also writes the international comic strip, “Dharma The Cat – Philosophy With Fur,” published by Simon & Schuster Australia, and by magazines in 28 countries, translated into 18 languages. 
Richard Saunders – Television Production Richard has an extensive background in film and television, starting out as an Operations Officer with the ABC and progressing to camera, lighting, vision switching, floor managing and directing news, current affairs and light entertainment for many years for both network and regional television stations.  |